The Sun. — London, England, 1864-12-21 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 1864. It is not, perhaps, surprising that the opening paragraphs of the PRESIDENT'S Message should refer to the relations of his Government with foreign States. Notwithstanding the arrogance and reck lessness which too often have characterised the proceedings of the Northern States, the estimate which is formed of their conduct in other countries is never a matter of indifference to them ; and at the present juncture they have their hands quite full enough. The allusion to the Canadian border ie, however, very significant, and not altogether satisfactory. LINCOLN is evidently looking at the proposed new Confederation of the British States, end wishes to put a check on them if he can. He wants to have a cause all ready for interference, in case he fails in his war with the South. Ha foresees that he may be placed between two fires. Mr LINCOLN has thought it prudent to dis claim any suspicion of unfriendly intentions on the part of the Colonial Government, but we may take his professions for what they are worth. His remarks upon the advantages of emigration are about equally sincere and disinterested. President LINCOLN considers immigration " as one of the principal replenishing streams which are appointed by PROVIDENCE to repair the ravages of internal war and its wastes of national strength and health," and professes great anxiety to secure intending ena'grante from fraud, and to convince them that the Government neither needs nor desires their " involuntary servitude" in the ranks of its ever wasting army. The PRESIDENT'S kind offers read something like the old invitation of "Dilly, dilly, come and be killed," as many an unfortunate Irishman can testify, but probably Mr LINCOLN thinks it is only the fortune of war, and. other persons must carry out his theories with their lives. After discussing emigration he comes to the consideration of the finances and the public debt, which may be left to keep each other in countenance, for both are beyond all hope. Then he eaters upon a survey of the military and naval departments. The navy, of which he seems to boast, is more numerous than ever. One half ap pears to be helping the other half in doing, or making much ado about nothing. There is one department, however, in which his navy has proved itself a little too active—and this, strange to stay',is the very poi nt which Mr LINCOLN pas ses over in total silence. W e hear nothing of the exploit of the Wachusetts, nor of the sulden and opportune demiso of the captured Florida, yet Mr. LINCOLN ie generally ready enough to trumpet the achievements of his followers. Per- Per haps some of his friends will recall thisslight omission to his notice, since else the vacuum m i ght give rise to invidious comments. Perhaps, h ow _ ever, the newly elected President thinks the matter too insignificant to notice. Whether the result were accident or design, at any rate, since the Yankees, in opposition to the witty retort of the French soldier, do not fight for honour, the heroic capture has probably been the cause of much official aejoicing. The "'cuteness" which does not always show to good advantage in war, is better employed in applying the practical inventions of the day to developing the resources of their country. The Yankees deserve praise for their vigour in push. ing railways and telegraphic communications. A splendid enterprise of this kind has been com• menced worthy in its magnitude and grandeur of design of the natural wonders of the Western Con tinent. The idea of connecting the two great oceans which lie on either side of North America by rail way lines and telegraph wires is a fine one, and the practice has already begun in earnest. The addi tional expense and difficulty of the proceeding owing to the war is to be regretted, but it is to be hoped that, notwithstanding all obstacles, the desig❑ may be fully carried out. As for the affairs of the Indians and their territories, they are not likely to be allowed to give too much trouble to their stronger neighbours. Whether modern civili sation has penetrated far enough to acquaint the an c'ent tribes with the fable of the Wolf and the Lamb, may be doubted, but they are likely to see apt illus. trations of the story: Mr LINCOLN, however, can be modest in his pretensions when occasion serves, and it is impossible not to notice the subdued tone in which he speaks of SHERMAN'S erratic proceedings. The vague uncertainty of his language seems almost as if it were intended to prepare the public for a possible failure. "The result not being known," he says, "we will not indulge in conjecture," and he seems to place most stress on the fact of GRANT'S being strong enough to detach so large a body of men, as though he were endeavouring to turn the people's hopes and anticipations in that direction away from the Georgian escapade. He styles SHERMAN'S expedition, it is true, the most remark able feature in the military operations of the year, and certainly " his attempted march of 300 miles across an insurgent region" is remarkable enough—if he succeed in doing it. The question just now is whether SHERMAN'S march be a march or a retreat. Both he and THOMAS are probably more anxious to save their own forces than to do anything else just now. Mr LINCOLN affects great regret that the war fills so many graves. He has a very easy mode of curing his sorrow by ending the war, but such every-day humanity is not in his line. He prefers to boast that the extent of the Federal means enables the General-in-Chief to send SHERMAN on his raid of blood and devasta tion, carrying fire, sword, and famine across the swamps of Georgia and among the homesteads of Tennessee. To carry on the war with vigour appears to be the summunt bonum of President LINCOLN'S ambition, but he is now endeavouring to take his stand as a philan thropist on behalf of the negro. He seems to have forgotten that he once termed his famous Emanci pation proclamation "a military measure." It is said that some people ought to have good memo ries, but the President is superior to all such vulgar considerations. " Thousands must die that LIN COLN may kill more," and his professed humanity finds no vent in any of the ordinary channels of mercy for his kind. If President LINCOLN is not by this time convinced of the hopelessness of the task he has set his people, he is no very far-sighted or competent statesman—if he does see that his case is desperate, and yet persists in it for personal incli nation, he is an unscrupulous tyrant : in either case no very desirable ruler for the tempest-tossed States, in spite of his weighty "President's Nlessage.'' Colonel M . Mußpo has deserved well of his countrymen for the zeal with which he has dis• charged his duties in connection with the Volun teers. His efforts during that time will not soon be forgotten, and the good effects of his services will long remain to benefit the community and redound to his own honour. List Saturday the gallant colonel laid the foundation-s•oae of the new headquarters for the Ist Surrey Rifles, Upon this occasion he observed that, during the six years he bad been connected with them, he had nearly worked his heart out in the cause, but that the movement originated with the Volunteers themselves, who were entitled to all praise. He also gave his hearers a capital definition of the meaning of the term " head quarters," which to the uninitiated must have been of great interest. He said that they bore the same relation to an army that a capital did to a country—they were the centre of authority and command. They were also the place where the archives were kept. Hence it was of no small consequence that Volunteers should possess headquarters. The place had beeen taken for ninety-nine years, which T ,RWIN appro priately said was a proof that their Institution was sufficiently strong to allow of such a provision for the future, and he occasioned amusement by ex• pressing a hope that the lease might be renewed by their children's children in the days to come. Colonel M‘Mußpo agreed in the truth of this sen timent, and bore his testimony to the depth and solidity of this national movement. Certainly he has as good a right to judge as any one, for he has been for a long period intimately associated with its progress. He has known its struggles, seen its difficulties, shared its toils, and finally rejoiced in its success, as those only can who have worked for themselves or an undertaking, and put their shoulder to the wheel in earnest, and with hearty good will and spirit. On Friday also the gallant Colonel had an opportunity of ex pressing his opinions upon this subject, so dear to tuffs feelings and so connected with his name. At the annual dinner of the South Middlesex, at Wal hamsgreen, Lord RANELAGEI proposed his health, and in responding he observed it was important to realise the good feeling that existed between the Volunteers and the other branches of the service, and in pursuance of this idea he mentioned a feature of great consequence in the Volunteer movement, which was the effect of its bringing men of all classes into closer friendly communication, and in. deed uniting for a common cause those who might otherwise never have spoken to each other. This is, in truth, a real and substantial thing to have achieved, and although secondary to the further ance of the great cause of national defence, it is a step in the same direction, since we know that our chief use of strength lies in internal harmony, and that a nation at unity with itself is more ready for defence and more likely to stand in the time of trial and danger. It is satisfactory to find that Colonel Nl'Muano entertains so high an opinion of the effi ciency of those over whom he has presided ; and he must relinquish his position with a mitigated re. gret when he reflects that his works will live after him, since he only expresses the general belief whe n he says that he believes the 170,000 volunteers of England " will he prepared to perform most vale. able and important services for their country." Are we never to hear the last of the glorious achievements of the Prussian army and the won drous valour of the troops of the invaders of Den- mark's rights. It seems as if, like the vision of MACBETH, their gorgeous panorama would last till the crack of doom. Again and again the scene turns before us, and all must be weary of listening to the reiterated remarks and the protracted plans dits, The chief absurdity of the affair consists in the part that there really was no occasion for the armies of either Austria or Prussia to exert them selves strenously, or to display any of those feats o f military prowess which emblszon the annals of warfare, and light up the soldier's career rrith a bright if 4 1 2 evanescent lustre, Tao, very fact of continually parading the slight services which were done in this manner, shows that the Prussian authorities do not very clearly realise what is a grand war, or an arduous campaign. All experienced observers must laugh such preten tious conduct to scorn. The French,who have seen their armies marching through Europe, nor resting in their course until their eagles were placed on the Kremlin of Moscow; the English,whose powers of endurance have won the victory in many an overmatched encounter, must be annoyed to find the triumph of the powerful armies of two great Powers over a small and weak kingdom thus lauded and magnified. There is another feature in the affair which is worse than the exhibition of paltry pride and the utterances of senseless vanity. There ought to be too much considezation manifested for the it juries sustained by the gallant Danes to allow of such const ant' exhibitions, now that peace has been concluded. There should also be too much respect for the voice of public opinion ttat has always declared itself so strongly against the attempt from the outset, through the cruel war to the crushing peace. Re monstrances, expostulations, and advice are all alike thrown away, however, upon the self-willed Mo narch and arrogant Minister who reigns supreme and rule the councils of ill-fated Berlin. They act their own destiny as they think fit, and deem cor rect so to do. Nor can any credit be awarded to the inhabitants of the city for the enthusiasm and excitement in receiving the returning troops. Are they too ignorant or too stupid not to see and know what a price they have paid for all this boasting and bluster. The victory over the Danes was not the only gain that was won by a crafty Cabinet and a tyrannical Court. The doom of Prussian liberties was sealed, and no possible excuse can be found for those who thus allowed their rights to be trampled upon in order to gratify the selfish love of acquisition and the unworthy efforts at spoliation. The end is not always seen at once of the doings of the tyrant and the oppressor, but sometimes it is given speedily to mark the nothing.. ness and emptiness of all his devices and desires. So it will i❑ all probability prove in the case of King WILLIAM and his heaven-born administra tion. Mean while it is a melancholy spectacle to witness a great people throwing away its chances, neglecting its opportunities, and adorning the capi. tal of their kingdom to welcome back those 'who have carried out a great wrong, and called down the scorn End reproech of all Europe on their hard and harsh observances of the orders entrusted to them. Not while such principles prevail, and such practices are followed, can a nation expect to re ceive the respect of men, nor to deserve any of the benefits and blessings which the favour of heaven may bestow. France and Santo Domingo, MADRID, Dec. 16. The Correspondencia de Espana of to day says : — " Though it is with grief and deep indignation we make the announcement, it appears certain, ac cording to letters received yesterday from Paris, that the French Government, if it has not yet re% cognised the Santo Domingo rebels as belligerents, has counselled Spin not to persist in a struggle of great sacrifices and useless results." The Epoca, commenting upon the above para■ graph, sEss : " France has ❑ever done, and never will do any• thing against the legitimate rights of Spain in Santo Domingo. The loyalty of her relations with us was demonstrated at the time of the African war, and is now being proved in the Peruvian question• It the Imperial Cabinet entertains the idea that the war in Santo Domingo is not favourable to Spanish interests, this is an opinion shared by many parti sans i❑ our own country. But it could never have been officially expressed to the Spanish Government which, in questions affecting the national dignity, neither asks nor admits counsel from any." With reference to the statement that England had recognised the Santo Domingo insurgents as belligerents, the _Epoca says : " We are informed that the English Minister in Madrid has not yet received despatches confirming the news that England had recognised the rebels of Santo Domingo as belligerents." It further observes upon this subject : " According to tha most trustworthy information from all quarters the attitude of England on the Santo Domingo question has been much exagge rated. There is something in it which we cannot approve, but we have strong reasons for affirming that upto the last eight days the relations between the Spanish and English Cabinets could not be more cordial and friendly. A transition cannot take place without cause or motive from such a state of things to an attitude graver than that adopted by England at the time of the events in Africa, in which she was directly interested." ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—We under stand that Mr German Reed, induced by the numerous requests of influential patrons, bus set aside Tuesday and Thursday mornings during the holidays, for the represen tation of his very agreeable Opera di Camera Entertainment, which will consist of Mr Macfarren's " Soldier's Legacy," and Offenbach's "Too Many Cooks." Mr and Mrs Reed, with Mr John Parry will, of course, appear as usual. SIGNOR DONATO.—This celebrated artist, whose extraordinary performances have created such a furore at Vienna and Berlin, will make his first appearance at Covent garden Theatre on Boxing-night, in the grand pan tomime " Cinderella." THE BUST OP THE LATE DUKE OF RICHMOND.—.. The marble bust of the late Duke of Richmond was placed in its position in the Assembly Rooms at the County Hall, Lewes, on Wednesday last, under the personal weer intendence of the sculptor. Mr F. M'Dawell. On the trout of the pedestal is the following inscription :—Charles, fifth Duke of Richmond, &c., K.G. ; born, A.D. 1791 died, A.D 1860. In early life he served with distinction in the Penin sula and at Waterloo, and retained to the last his love for the army, As a peer of Parliament, as a Minister of the Crown. as a lord lieutenant of his native county, as a warm friend to agriculture, he performed honestly and ably the duties entrusted to him and the work which he undertook. [n every relation of life his good sense and energy, the frank courtesy of his manners, and the kindness of his heart won for him the respect and affection of all who knew him. This memorial has been placed here by his Sussex friends in grateful recollection of his virtues and hie setvicee.- 4Yusesz Advertiser. GROTESQUE PAINTERS OF ANTIQUITY.—The excavations conducted at Gragnano, near Hercule• neum, have brought to light a painting which derives its interest chiefly from the grotesque figures it represents. M. Barre, who has described it, is of opinion that the artist meant to represent certain well-known persons of his period under the shape of monkeys. Several ancient writers have mentioned carioatures. Cicero, for instance, in his treatise "De Oratore," Book 11., speaks of figures i❑ which certain deformities of the bodies are exaggerated, so as to excite laughter; and Pliny mentions a painter of the name of Antiphilus, who had acqaired a re putation by creating a style called gryllur, in which the subjects represented were fantastic or cemi. cal. Calades and Ludius are also spoken of ; the former used to paint representations on canvas of some favourite scene of a comedy to be performed, much in the same way as those we see exhibited at fairs for the edification of the public in front of the booths where conjurors and other artists ply their various arts, This custom is still general throughout Italy for theatres of the higher order. As for Ludius, who r swished under Augustus, he was the first to introduce paintings over doors ; and the subjects of these were generally grotesque. Aristotle is the first to men tion a painter of this kind among the Greeks. In his " Politics" he divides the imaginative arts into three categories—namely, exaggeration of beauty, faith fulness. and exaggeration of ugliness ; and quotes instances of each : " Polygnottus," he says, " represents men more perfect than nature makes them ; Pozen makes them more imperfect, and Dionyeius represents them as they are." It seems that Pozon was a caricaturist whose productions were far from being so strictly moral as might have been desirable, for Aristotle positively says that Pozon's pictures ought not to be shown to young people. Aristophanes, Plutarch, and Lucian also mention Pozon as a great master. Pliny does not speak of him, but on the other hand mentions Pereicus with great admiration. This artist only painted small pictures, which generally repre sented the interior of a barber's or a cobbler's shop, scenes of domestic life, ke., subjects which in our days we would call of the Dgtch School. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE MORAVIAN. (Via Greencastle.) The Montreal Ocean Company's steamship Moravian, from Portland on the 10th inst., arrived at Greencastle at 5.45 a.m. to-day. NEW YORK, DEC, 10 (Morning). The Richmond papers report that Sherman's principal force remained several days near :11illen, gathering supplies. Sherman resumed bis march on the 2d from the north of Millen, and on the 3,1 was some distance south of that place. Richmond papers of the 7th state that Sherman is at last approaching the coast, and that there are troops in his front who will resolutely dispute his advance towards Savannah or Darien after he passes a certain point. Sherman's advance is rumoured to be skirmish lag with the outposts round Savannah. The Southern papers claim another victory by Wheeler over Kilpatrick, between Milledgville and Millen. Kilpatrick is reported wounded. Federal accounts represent Foster to have en cnuntered considerable resistance in his advance from Hilton Head. The Charleston Mercury states: that, after the engagement at Grahamsville, Foster retired three miles towards the cover of his gunboats and was fortifying his position. Ha left 1,300 killed and wounded on the field. Hood continues to besiege Nashville. He has established a battery on a bluff 14 miles down the river. Seven gunboats failed to dislodge him, and one of them has returned to Nashville damaged. One brigade of Hood's army has moved in the direction of Murfreesboro. It is rumoured that Forrest has crossed the Cumberland River, and is moving towards Kentucky. Grant is reported to have been reinforced by two corps of Sheridan's army, Two corps of Grant's army were massed near the Jerusalem Plank-road on Tuesday, and marched on Wednesday towards Stoney Creek-station, A whole negro corps crossed the James River, and occupied a line extending from Fort Harrison to the river. The Richmond papers anticipate a renewal of the attack by Grant. Mr Lincoln has made a speech at Washington, in which he said—" All knew where Sherman went in at, but he could not tell where he would come out at." Mr Seward, in a letter to Mr Adams, indignantly refused the request of Lord Wharncliffe to distri bute aid to the confederate prisoners i❑ the Northern States. The Provost Marshal has urged upon all officers to exercise extraordinary vigilance against the an ticipated invasion by the Confederates from Canada) A bill has been introduced into the Confederate Congress sequestrating the property of persons liable to military service who depart from the Confederacy without permission. The blockade runners Vixen, Mail, and General Armstrong have been captcared. The Hansa has arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold 139 per cent. premium. Es• change on London, 260; on Paris, 2-81,- 2-13; stocks bteady. New York Centrals, 121 a ; Illinois, 1301; Erie, 941 ; 5.20 Bonds, 1081. Cotton in good inquiry. Middling Upland, 13c. Flour and wheat slightly firmer. Corn quiet. Provisions dull. Ccffee, good inquiry. Sugar advancing. Molasses slightly firmer. Petroleum, crude, 51c. ; refined, 72c. NEW YORK, DEC, 10 (Afternoon). Money easy. Gold 1381 per cent. premium, Stocks dull; New York Centrals, 121; Illinois, 129; ; Erie, 94 ; Fiva-tweaties United States Bonds, 1081. The Edinburgh, Virginian, and Bremen take out 60,000 dole. (TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ASSOCIATION). NEW YORK, DEC, 10, EVENING. A battle took place on the 4th between the Federal an N Confederate cavalry in Georgia—the former were defeated, and Kilpatrick wounded. Sherman, at last advices, wa a south heading for the coast. Th e re ported west - crossing of of the ho Savannah was unfounded. The prisoners report Sherman almost destitute of provisions. The Federal loss at the battle of Grahamsville was 500— anotherwere left on the fi e ld. Forster h accountati 5,000 n guns. The Conf e d e r a t e s had 1,400 Georgia State troops and 7 guns, T he b attle ha i 6 ay infantry a n try nearly a a d I'3 16 0° th e i r ' gunboats te. Pederale reti re d t o th e i n g o o t o since boats b t e o e n awaitre n Hood is flanking Nashville, cuuizg off communication by land and water. Seven gunboats butwatetraeerkeepdualsCed7 l f ecierate battery on Cum berland had crossed Camberland is not Credited, The Confederates have broken the ]ine connecting Nash villeis report e d short of supplies. Sheridan troo tit. Grant is m ass i ng o nh etrhi w de a i r t ni h ghh theat,s sent n an e north. haG. battle The 4,0 is e o i ty i oiztainent. Red River expedition is undergoing an investigation at Washington. 12,000 dollars from the cruiser Florida has been sent to the Navy Department• Captain 'Winslow has been made a commander, and Lieu tenant Cuehing a lieutenant-commander. The Federal,House adopted j§int resolutions denationaliz ing all persons who left the count ry to avoid the draft. General orders were issued fr om Washington in reference to Confederate raids from Canada. Seward has refused Wharncliffe'd request to distribute bazar funds. He says e 's lett er i s s h arp an d the prisoners need no assistance, and the offer of Britith gold is a grave insult. Sewa r d 's emphatical. Farragut is coming home, probably not to return. The Armstrong was captured off Wilmington, and the Mail off Campeachy. Most of the Armstrong's cotton was thrown overboard. A resolution was introduced in South Carolina House of Representatives opposing conscription of State agents and the arming of slaves by Congress,and declaring the inter nal measure of State s not amenable to the general Govern ment. A bill passed conscripting all males between 16 and 60. Maximilian declares the war ended and empire esta blished. LATEST NEWS. Sherman was reported on the 3d to be some distance south of Millen, and on the 6th his advance was reported skirmishing with Confederate outposts defending Savannah Foster is fortifying on Broad River. Grant massed the 2d and sth Army Corps near Jeru salem Plank road on Tuesday, and next day marched to wards Stoney Creek, on Weldon-road. Butler has sent three coloured regiments to oppose the Confederates who interfere with the completion of his canal. The Confederate Senate rejected the resolution conscript ing the officers exempted by State laws, A large unknown blockade runner, with two smoke stacks, was destroyed in Cape Fear River on the 3d. General Dana has destroyed 30 miles of the Mississippi Central Road and 2,500 bales Confederate cotton. The Times says that in Seward's letter British impertin ence is fitly rebuked. The Tribune says the letter puts the possibility of a re joinder beyond even British impudence. The .21re ws denounces the letter 88 inhuman. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Cotton firm, 1.33 ; breadsttr s , s tiff er ; Co ff ee a d varee d 2 cents ; iron unchanged ; lead improving; petroleum, crude, 51k ; saltpetre, 22; tobacco firm; stocks lower; Sixes, 81 to 1151 ; Seven-Thirties, 119; Five-Twenties. 108 ; Reading, 351; Erie, 91 Illinois, 130; gold, 239. Exchange dull. NEW YORK, DEC. 10. The Times says that Lincoln's message is cope hnsive explicit, and satisfactory. The .2Vews declares it vague and superficial, evincing no statesmanlike analysis of the politi cal situation, and shedding no ray of hope upon the future. The Herald says it is an encouraging report on the state of the nation, but in matters of great moment it falls short of the mark. The Journal says it indicates an unchanged purpose. The World says a more commonplace State paper never proceeded from Washington. The Express says it will fire the Southern heart and extinguish the last remaining sparks of Unionism there, The Tribune says that Lincoln's Message is as thoroughly Radical as his warmest admirer would have it. The Com mercial denies that our material resources have increased, and says that Lincoln appears to accept the wearing -out policy in the hope that the rebellion will collapse. Heavy purchases of Five-twenty bonds are making at a large advance, under the belief that more gold-bonds will be issued. On the entire question of finance, Fessenden's report is held to be evasive and unsatisfactory. Commercial circles construe the Message and Treasury report unfavour. ably, and everything has advanced in consequence. The House has virtually killed Stevens's Gold Bill, by 73 to 52. General Stoneman has assumed command of the Federal forces in East Tennessee. The James River has been re crossed by the 18th Corps. Governor Brown of Georgia protests against President Davis's repeal of all exemptions from military service. The Confederate Senate had an important debate on the exemp tion question. Alexander Stephens is in Richmond. It is rumoured that Sherman has crossed the Savannah River to the South Carolina side, and is marching for Beaufort. MAILS FOR INDIA AND CHINA, MARSEILLES, DEC. 19. The Messageries Imperiales mail steamer Mceris left this day with 66 passengers, 641 packages, and £207 640 in specie for India and China ; 86 pas sengers and £454,374 in specie for Alexandria. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, DEC. 18, Prince Couza has opened the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in person, in presence of the Diplomatic Corps and the great bodies of the State. The message delivered by the Prince was greatly applauded. "OYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company. Limited.) Last Night before Christmas. second Appearance of Mdlle.7Adelaide Cornelis. Laady Henrietta. Madame Lemmens-Sherrington. THIS EVENING (Wednesday), Dec. 21, will be performed Flvtow's opera, MARTHA. Lady Henrietta, Madame lemmens-Sherrington ; Nancy, Molle. Adelaide Cornelis, from the TroyaL Conservatoire, Bruss ls, her -d appearance in England ; Plunkett. Mr. Henry Corri ; Lord Tristan, Mr. A. Cook ; Sheriff of Richmond, Mr. E. Dnssek ; and Lio nel, I,lr. Henry Ha. To conclude with the Third Act of MASANIELLO. Conductor, Mr Alfred Mellon. The Incidental Divertissement will be support ed by Mdlles. Ehnhateau and Bonianti. Commence at half-past 7 o'clock. Private boxes, from 10s. 6d, upwards ; stalls, 78. ; dress circle, 58. ;‘, uporT boxes, 48 ; amphitheatre stalls, Is. and ; pit 6d.. gallery, Is. No charge for booking places. The box-office is open from 10 till 5. THEATRE ROYAL, II AYMARKET.— Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Messrs. Bucketone, Chippendale, Howe, Earren, Itocfers, Gordon. Clark, Braid, Coe, ac.; Mesdames Angel, Snowdon, Fitzwilliam, Lindley, Fze. After which, NO SONG NO SUPPER. Messrs. Compton, Farrell, Arthur Clark, Weathersby, Jcc. ; Mesdames Keeley , Villiers, Moore, Lovell, &c. And OUR MAttY ANNE. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Raiferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After wITIch, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fisher, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. THIS EVENING, at S, RUY BLA_S. Messrs. Fechter, Ryder, Fitzpatrick, F. Ch ales, M'lntyre, Garden, Raymond, Collett, C ifford, Moreland ; Misses Carlotta Le:lercq, H. Percy, and Mrs. Winstanley. Preceded, at 7, by MY WIFE'S OUT. Messrs. H. W'iddi tomb, F. Charles ; 3lisses H. Percy and E. Lavenue. To conclude with NURSEY CHICKWEED. Mr. H. T,Viddiconab. Doors open at halt-past 6 ; commence at 7. The Box-office open daily from Elea, n till Five. NEW THEATRE-ROY AL, ADELPHI.— Sole Froprintor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE WORKMEN OF PARIS. Dlr. Benjamin Webster; Messrs. Billln2ton, R. Phillirs, Stuart, J. Clarke, Stephenson, Eburne, C. J. Smith; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Woolgar (Mrs. A. Mellon), Miss H. Simms. Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, and Miss A. Seamen. To conclude with DOING BANTING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Stephenson ; Mrs. Lewis and Miss A. Seaman. Commence at 7. MISS BATE MAN.--NEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI—Mr. Webster begs to announce that the great Tragedienne, Miss BAT eIMAN, having per formed with unparalleled success the character of " Leah" for a period of nine consecutive months during the last season at this Theatre, and since won the plaudits of thousands in Liverpool, Birmingham, Dublin, Manchester, and (ilasgow, ehe will RE-APPEAR at this Establishment JANUARY 2d, 1855, in her original character of the Jewish Maiden for a limited number of nights, previously to her appearing in ,other illustrations of the Classic Drama, which are in preps.- / ation. The 8.,x-office will be opened on Yonday, Dec. 19, wen places may be secured for Miss Bateman's engagement fortnight in advance. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. Last Three Nights of the present Management. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY DRAMA. THIS EVENING, a new Musical Drama, entitled THE BARONET ABROAD ANL) THE RUSTIC PRIMA LONNA : Mr. Frank Matthews ; Miss Constance Roden. After which, at a quarter to Eight, a new and original I.omedy Drama, in three acts, by J. Palgrave Simpson, enti tlecl SYBILLA ; or, STEP BY STEP. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. To conclude with Mr. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce of WOOD,.OOK'S LITTLE GANIE. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. On Thursday, Dec. 22, Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews. On Saturday, Dec. 24, Benefit of Mr. Benjamin Webster, i 1 OYAL STRAND THEATRE. , Sole Lessee and Manageress. Mrs. Swanborough. TET.Ii EVENING, at 7, WILFUL WARD. Messrs Turner and Belford ; Miss Palmer. After which, at 8, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, toyle, James ; miss Ada Swanbor ;ugh. To conclude with MAZEPPA. Messrs. Thorne and Fen ton ; Mesda.mss ltaynham, Simpson, and Jehnstone. CIOALB.—The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'.......2ss. per ton. I Double.. 21s. per ton. T0p,.., 21s. „ Deep 22s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, south Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Beat Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. jHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing, the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Riau be had Every Evening of G. GLEIg LE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" sugplied, as Boon as published every Evening by W. ALKIANDEII (late BROOKS), Newspaper Agent, 24, Old Cavendisu-stfeet, Oxford-street. BIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins Di'.—Morning, 7h. 10m.—Afternoon, 7h. 30113. To-uoR - Row.-Morning, 7 ti. 58 m.—Afternoon. Bh. 30m. .1 ;:e4 r ift, . . g 4:4404111e`• - ' , wt.% • # THE SVN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 1864. SPAIN. THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF SAN DOMINGO. MADRID, DEC. 21, Tiae Ministry have submitted to the Qaeen a draft of the speech from the Throne upon the opening of the Cortes, proposing the abandonment of San Domingo. Queen Christina has arrived here. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. SOUcHAMPION, DEC. 21, The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delhi, with the heavy portion of the above mails, passed the Needles at 2 p.m. to-day. FRANCE. The let Battalion of the Foot Chasseurs, re. turning from Mexico, arrived yesterday morning in Paris. During the late cold weather the lakes of the Bois de Boulogne were covered with wild ducks driven from the North. These unexpected guests were hospitably received by their more civilised kinsfolk, which seemed to associate with them in the most cordial manner. the waters of the Seine have fallen to 60c. above the average lowest summer level. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric state of Europe yes terday:—" The stormy movement which existed on Sunday on:the regions of the Pyrenees is to be found this morning in the neighbourhood of Cor. sica, and tending to diappear in the direction of the east of the Mediterranean. On Sunday even. ing some lightning was observed on the Adriatic. The barometer is again rising on Russia and the north of gurope; the high pressures extend across France as far as Spain. This morning the calm is general, the temperature remains low, but the sky is variable. Rain or snow is falling at seve ral of our stations.'' At Paris yesterday morning, at 6, the thermometer marked 2 10-ths below zero, Centigrade (28 Fahrenheit), and at noon, 6 10ths below, C. (31 F.) A Paris journal publishes the following strange history of an old Gothic arm-chair, which wils'sold a few days since at the public auction rooms in the Rue Drouot. The article in question, at first richly ornamented, was presented by the maker to Maria Theresa, and figured in her boudoir. After the death of the Empress of Austria, it was sent, in con. formity with her desire, to Queen Marie Antoinette of France, and was subsequently used by Louis XVI. during his imprisonment in the Temple. After the King's tragical death, Clery, his valet de chambre, became its owner, and took it to Eng. land, where it successively became the property of the Prince Regent, and afterwards of the Duke of Cumberland. The latter took it with him to Berlin, and there sent it to an upholsterer for repair. The workman to whom it was entrusted found in the stuffing of the seat a diamond pin, the portrait of a boy, and several sheets of very closely written manuscript. The man sold the pin, and gave the portrait and papers to a watchmaker of his acquaintance. Some years later the watch maker, whose name was Naundorff, endeavoured to pass himself off as Louis XVII., and produced the papers and portrait in support of his pretensions. After making some noise in France, and then in Belgium, where he lost his son, who called himself the Duke of Normandy, he went to Java in 1853, and died there; The workman who found the por trait and documents kept his secret till just before his death, when he revealed the whole to his family. One of his relatives having ascertained that the chair was still at Berlin, purchased it, and sold it to a French traveller, who carried it to Paris, where it ultimately came into possession of an old woman, the inmate of an asylum for the aged, lately de ceased. It has now been sold by auction with the rest of her effects. The following incident, relative to the masked ball at the Opera on Saturday last, is given in the DiableVeri :—" A rather singular costume was observed moving about among the groups. It was a lady, dressed in a domino of white satin, on which was embroidered in purple and gold a letter P placed over an A, drawn exceedingly long. She moved about a living rebus, serious and silent, re• plying to none of the exclamations and remarks made as she passed. Suddenly, a Harlequin, per■ forming the part of cEdipus, approached the lady and corteously offering her his arm, said, ' I under. stand, Madame, and I beg you to do rue the honour to accept me as your companion—A long sous P (Allons souper.) " BOURSE, Dec. 20.—The market has been firm, Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 65f. 40c. Mobilier have slightly improved, being now at 935 f. Railway Market quiet, but yesterday's quotations in general well maintained. The market bccame weak towards the close, and left off as follows : 11 per Cents. 94 30 Do. end 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 25 jredit Mobilier 925 Do, end month 925 Bank Shares 3560 Credit 1 oneter 1230 R.ornan RAIL' Italian Loan 65 35 Do. end month 65 53 Ditto Threes .. -- -- New Mexican .... 50 50 Russian Austrian .. Bl Spanish Threes 44 i-lome Debt Deferred fATB. Cash. Account. 847 50 860 -- 996 25 .. 992 60 877 50 881 25 583 75 .. 593 75 Orleant! Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern ..... Western Eastern Sardinian 316 25 .. 315 Austrian Lotrbard North of Spain Saragossa.. ,. 432 50 .. 430 Ditto to Barcelona .... 192 OUTWARD CAPE MAIL.—FALMOUTH, Dec. 20. The Diamond line steam-ship Eastern Province left here this afternoon with the mails for St. Helena and the Cape, 26 passengers, and a full general cargo. The Paris Savings' Bank during the last fortnight received 580,336 fr, and reimbursed 935,103 fr. The receipts of the Caisse de Retraites for the Aged during the same period amounted to 189,670 fr. Sir Morton Peto. M.P., on the Sewage Question. At the dinner in connection with the Kent and Maidstone Cattle Show the other day, Sir Morton Peto, in replying to one of the toasts, said it was remarkable that the question of the utilisation of the sewage of towns and cities should remain until the present time before any movement was made to obtain powers to carry out the work. He believed the question would greatly occupy the attention of Parliament during the next session. There were also other questions connected with the subject that affected the welfare of the British farmer. In a distant country—China—which was even now scarcely opened up to us, agriculture was so much appreciated that the Emperor went in state once a year to plough three furrows. The heir apparent to the throne had to plough five furrows, Prim© Minister nine furrows, and the magistrates more in proportion for the benefit of agriculture, which was a source of great wealth to that region. What we were going to apply to Parliament for now had been in practice in China for a long time. There was not a village in China—there was not a house in it where the sewage was not carefully preserved and utilised. There was not a barber's shop in the whole empire where the soapsuds and the cuttings of hair were not carefully preserved and utilised. He need not, therefore, say to them that it was a subject worthy of consideration. Not long ago he walked with a friend into a beautiful Lothian disc trice, where the farm-houses looked clean and nice, and appeared just such places in which a man might wish to retire and end his days in peace. The farm buildings were well built, and one farm was situated on the side of a hill; but the manure and everything from it was taken and thrown into a pond below, where it was allowed to waste. Now, what would a Mandarin visiting this country say to that ? He would say truly " these men are the outside barbarians." It was to that point he wished to draw their attention. There was another subject, to refer to respecting sewage. He was sure medical men would bear him out when he said it affected health. Those gentlemen knew when they heard of fevers breaking out at different places that often it was from the want of good drainage. It was one of the laws of Providence that that which the earth required, if allowed to remain unused, was inju rious to the health of man. And so it was with re gard to well-built cottages; but he would not enter upon that question at the present time. He trusted great improvements would be brought about in that respect. There was another matter which had struck him as worthy of attention, and that was with regard to draft horses. In 1850 an experi ment was tried with five-horse carts and ten-horse carts, and the result was ultimately decided in favour of the five-horse carts, with 20 per cent. in their favour. The attention of himself and his partner had been drawn to the question of draft horses in the south of France, where he thought they had a better idea of the adjustment and balancing of loads, even more so than in the north of England, where they were before the south in that respect. That was a point well worthy of their attention. HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The mortality of London was not so high in the week that ended last Saturday as it had been in any of the pre vious five weeks. The deaths were 1,449. The average number of deaths for the 50th week of 10 years, 1864.63 is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,434. The actual result of the last week's registration, agrees nearly with the estimated number. Scarlatina and typhus were the most fatal of the zymotic or epidemic diseases—the former having caused 83, the latter 76 deaths. Deaths from measles declined to 47, 60 deaths occurred from whooping-cough, 22 from croup, and 8 from smallpox. Three deaths from scarlatina and eight from typhus were registered in the Shlreditch district ; eight from .the former disease and four from the latter were in Bethnal-grcon— seven from scarlatina and six from typhus in the Greenwich district ; two from scarlatina and three from typhus in Plumstead. There werefive fatal cases of measlesin Poplar. In the last three weeks the deaths from bronchitis were successively 234,200, and 189 —those from pnuemonia were 125, 97, and 123. A widow died at the age of 99 years. Four children, the age of the oldest not being more than six months, died at 35, Great Corara-street—three of diseased bowels and one of diseased chest, the cause of death being in each instance certified by the medical attendant. They were thechildren of female domestic servants, and the house is stated by the register to b. “s iaotitution for 03,3 reception of i legitimate children. Two of the deaths occurred on the 12th inst, one on the 13th, and one the 15th. Last week the births of 9.51 boys and 1,001 girls, in all 1,952 children, were registered in London• In the ten eon. responding weeks of the years 1854-63 the average number (corrected) was 1,987. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.546 in. The reading fell to 29 . 33 in on Monday, and rose to 29 . 72 on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 37.3 deg. which is 2.7 deg below the average of the same week in 43 y ears, es determined by Mr Glaisher. The meek daily tem perature was above the average till Wednesday. On Thurs day and Friday it was 6 deg to 8 dog below the average; and on Saturday the defect was as much as 151 deg. The highest day temperature occurred on Sunday and was b 0.5 deg. The lowest night temperature was 19.2 deg. and oc curred on Saturday. The range in the week was therefore 3P3 deg. The mean daily range was 81 deg. On Thurs day the range was only 2 . 8 deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 3.6 dog. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 87, com plete saturation being represented by 100. The wind blew from the south and south-east on the first three days, after wards from the north-east. The amount of rain was 0.12 in, three-fourths of which fell on Sunday. On Saturday, which was a very cold day, snow fell occasionally, and after mid night the temperature fell to 17'3 deg. The mean of the highest temperature of the water of the Thames was 42.1 deg, that of the lowest was 40.3 deg. During the week ending the 17th December, 158 births (those of 72 boys and 86 g i r l s ) , and 107 deaths, those of 63 males and 41 females) were registered within the municipal boundaries of Dublin. Its population in 1861 was 254,808, and extended over 3,808 statute acres. The deaths in Vienna, as returned by Dr Glatter, were 289 in the week ending Dec, 10, when the mean tempera ture was 25'9 deg, that at Greenwich having been 44.9 deg. SINGULAR CASE OP MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—On the 21st November, a man committed suicide by hanging himself, he being identified at the inquest (held before W. R. Dunstan, Eeq., at North wich), as Joseph Bebbington, of Calverley, Cheshire. On Saturday week the supposed self -murderer was discoveree comfortably en sconced in the Nantwich Workhouse, where he now is, and apparently in good;health. At the inquiry into the cause of death two boatmen deposed that they were intimately ac quainted with him " when alive." A police-officer was therefore at once despatched in a conveyance a distance of 16 or 18 miles, who first called at John Bebbington's. Cal verley station, one of the conceived brothers of the de ceased, but he refused to have anything to do with the in terment or expenses theret t, in consequence of which the constable rode off to George Bebbington, another sup posed brother of the self-murdered man, wbo, on hearing of his unfortunate end, naturally exhibited strong feelings of sorrow at the death of his brother, and immediately pro ceeded to the spot where the remains lay. On viewing the body he declared it to be that of his brother Joseph, although the features were much distorted, and the cloth ing not what he expected to find on him ; he, however, there and then made arrangements for the funeral, gave orders for a ecffin, hired horses and hearse, also bearers, to deposit him in the ground, fixed the time of interment, and then returned home again. On the morning fixed for the funeral, George, with his wife and son (a boy 11 years of age) as mourners, repaired to the place where the corpse lay, and on again viewing the body, George said that he believed it to Le that of his brother Joseph, although his wife thought differently, but on the boy seeing it and say ing that it was his " Uncle Joseph," she became satisfied, and the funeral rites were duly performed, the expenses of which amounted to nearly £7, which were defrayed by George. On his return home he visited his brother John, and asked him for his moiety towards the funeral expenses, when John handed him over £3. About a month having elapsed, it has now come to light that Joseph has not yet departed this life, but is quietly installed in the Nantwich Union Workhouse. Of course the inquest held was over some person unknown as yet, but, as already stated, it was not over Joseph Bebbingtsn, The registration of Bebbing ton's death, too, will also be wrong; and there is no true identity of the person so interred. It now becom'es a ques tion whether George Bebbington, who has paid for the funeral of some person not belonging to him, can claim any portion of the £7 from the authorities of the township where the man was found hanged, and whether there should not bo another inquiry made and inquest held on the said body. TEN-YEARS' SOLDIERS' IN INDIA.—'We are in formed that, notwithstanding the liberal offer of a bounty of 112 rs. and a gratuity of Ors , which has been made to the ten-years' men serving in Rjpoetanah with a view to in duce them to re-enlist, very few have consented to remain. America appears to be the El Dorado to which most of them look forward,—lturkaru. 61114 Orafin HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Dee. 20. The Q seen and Princess Beatrice walked and drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon, and again this morning. Her Majesty and the royal family took their usual eXercise.„ Princess Louise also drave out. -I. The MARCIIIONESS of LONDONDERRY, We are grieved to learn, has had a relapse of her illness, an i is at present considered to be in a dangerous state. Her lady ship's family are still with her at Seaham-hall, and the Duke of Marlborough was sent for on Saturday night. • The Prince Edmond de Polignae has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-thti eat, from Paris. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale are expected to arrive at Strawberry Hill, Twick enham, on Monday next, from their seat near Evaharal Worcestershire, on a visit to Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P. The Duke and Duchess of Wellington have been entertaining a select party at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings brae entertained during the past week, at Donnington Park, the Earl and Countess of Winchilsea and Lady Constance Finch Hatton, the Earl and Countess of Uxbridge and Miss Heneage,Viscount Marsham and Lady Constance Marshal/It Viscountess Glentworth and Colonel Bgillie, Lord Courte nay, Lord Henry Paget, Lord Berkeley Paget, Mr Baldwin, Mr Wombwell, &c. The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury returned to town on Saturday from visiting the Marquis and Mar• chioness of Bath at Longleat, and left on Monday for Hearn Court to entertain a Lilect circle during Christmas. Die Earl and Countess Craven and the Ladies Craven have arrived at the family residence in Charles. street, Berkeley square, from Coombe Abbey, the old seat of the family near Coventry. The Countess of Jersey and daughter have arrived in town from a tour of visits. GENERAL LEE'S ADVICE TO HIS SON.—The lowing letter will be read with interest. G. W. I urtis Lee, to whom it is addressed, is now at Richmond on the personal staff of President Davis, and in command of the immediate defences of the capital :—" Arlington Douse, April 5, 1854.—My dear Son,—l am just in the act of leav• ing home for New Mexico. My fine old regiment has been ordered to that distant region, and I must hasten 00 to see that they are properly cared for. I have bat little to add in reply to your letters of March 27, 27, and 28 . Your letters breathe a true spirit of frankness; they have given myself and your mother great pleasure. You IDO L study to be frank with the world ; frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right. If a frend asks a favaur , you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell hire plainly why you cannot; you will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind. Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one ; the man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice. Deal kindly but firmly with all your classmates ; you will find it the policy which wears best. Above all, do not appear to others what you are not. If you have any fault to find with any one tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back. We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of any one. It is not only best as a matter of prin• ciple, but it is the path to peace and honour. In regard to duty, let me, in conclusion of this hasty letter, inteae you that nearly a hundred years ago there was a day of remarkable gloom and darkness—still known as the dark day —a day when the light of the sun was clearly guished, as if by an eclipse. The Legislature of Connecti° out was in session; and as its members saw the unexpected and unaccountable darkness coming on, they shared in the general awe and terror. It was supposed by many that the last day—the day of judgment—had come. Some one in the consternation of the hour moved an adjournment. Then there arose an old Puritan legislator, Davenport, of Stara' ford, and said that if the last day had come, he desired to be found at his place doing his duty, and therefore moved that candles be brought in so that the house could proceed with its duty. There was quietness in that man's mind —the quietness of heavenly wisdom, and inflexible willingness to obey present duty. Duty, then, is the sublimest won th our language. Do your duty in all things like the old Pu. ritan. You cannot de more; you should never wish to do less: Never let me and your mother wear one grey hair for any lack of duty od your part.—Your affectionate father, R. E. LEE. THE SLAVE MARKET OF BOKITARA.—The build 4 ing, which formed a square, contained, it may be, from thirty to thirty-five calls. Three wholesale dealers in this abominable traffic had hired these buildings as a depot for the poor wretches, who w e r e p ar tly th e i r own goods and partly cut& u.otod Lu tthemwo oommieoion b ro kers f or the Tur . komans. As is well known, the Karakt c hi , una ble to wait long, are accustomed to sell their slaves t o some Turkoraal l who-has more means at his disposal. The l a tt er brings them to Bokhara, and is the chief gainer by th ese t rans actions, 80 he buys immediately from the producer. In th e very firs t days of his arrival in the capital he sells all those for whet° he can fled customers ; the remainder he leaves behind him in the hands of the Dellal (broker), who is more especiallY the wholesale dealer. Human beings are sold in Bokhara and Khiva from the age of three to that of sixty, unless they possess such defects as cause them to be regarded 68 cripples. According to the precepts of their religion, un believers alone can be sold as slaves ; but Bokhara, that L ° nothing more than the semblance of sanctity, eva tlell without scruple such provisions, and m a k es s l aves not on ly of the Shiite Persians, who were declared g , unbelievers" so long ago as 1,500 by the Mollah Schemseddin, but 0 16° many professors of the Sunnite tenets themselves, aft er they have, by blows and maltreatment, been compelled to style themselves Shiites. It is only the Jew, wh' 9l3l , they pronounce to be incapable, that is unworthy becoming a slave, a mode of showing their aversion, course, anything but disagreeable to the children °: Israel, for although the Turkoman will make booty ' 3l ' his property, and strip him of everything, he will not touch his body. At an earlier period the Hindoes also formed an exception. More recently, as they flocked by Herat into Bokhara, the Tekke or Sarik began to lay down new rale ° for their procedure. The unfortunate worshipper of Vishn u is now first metamorphosed into a Muesulman, then made Shiite—and not until this double conversion has taken plan® is the honour conferred upon hi m of b e i ng pl u ndered of all his property, and being reduced to the condition of a slave' The slave exposed to sale is, when a male, made the subj ect of public examination—the seller is obliged to guarac te : that he has none of tho s e moral or bodily defects 'wh i ,. constitute to his knowledge latent unsoundness—that to say, where, though they are not discernible to the eY they exist in a rudimentary state. To the slave himself tl3e happiest hour is when he passes out of the hand of the eve .„ dealer ; for no treatment, however hard, which awaits 131 ; with his eventual master can be so oppressive and palaf til l that which he has to pass through whilst he remain s a article of commerce exposed for sale in the shop. The P rl- varies with the political circumstances of the Turkomans oi according as they find (for upon such does the producti°l3 the article depend) greater or less facility for their A1a112,a,„ in the adjoining district. For instrnoe, at the present et'? the highest price of a man in the maturity of his atr elig r is from 40 to 50 Tilla (about from £2l to £36) ; aft n e victory, when 18,000 Persian soldiers had been ma de rr 0 Boners at one time, a man was to be had for a sum of tbrc or four Tillas.— Vaniery's Travels in Central dsia. i 4 THE TROUBLES IN STRIA.—The gen tle ' n o, allusion to the flight of Joseph Karam to the Lebt ul _ oo says :—" During the recent negotiations in the Conferv'tti, at Constantinople, which led to the revision of the organ cation of the Lebanon, the attention of the represent too of France was called to the position of Joseph gar of o f This young man, who had been exiled in consequeCt7oo the trouble in Syria, was living abroad under cea d . l .. a fo the more painful that his resources were absolutely 16Pthat ficient. It appeared to the Emperor's Government admitted toth there was no inconvenience in his being Lebanon, or even to his being entrusted, under the . the thority of Daoud Pasha, with certain functions In_oo mountain. Either for the reason that difficulties of raised by one of the Powers which signed t he treat aeY_eit Paris, or that Joseph Karam did not think fit to i .. functions which would have associated him w ith ti ' aducar lai& nistration of Daoud Pasha, the suggestion of the Tlittle Cabinet was not adopted. The above facts are but ate, known, and we believe are of some interest. Such state of things when, on the 17th Nov. last, Karam , Hew ers ' . having announced his intention to any of h i s fo landed alone at Tripoli, in Syria. He gained the m cachc a during the night, and on the following rnornicg _ r re and his native village of Huhorta. He went to the . e o "_ .,w lio asked for the keys of the church where his na otat eci , , a nti had died of grief during his exile, lies barr f ed, arrival then went and knelt at her tomb. The news his Dour having spread rapidly from village to village, vc , - , L i b l rico , the . an immense number of persona had aoserab b l u e t t the ',COP . ' church. Karam was engaged in anunder illa6t. triumph to his house. Karam, who was once m to P` ... entered, tore him from his devotiPonrasY," as to the irregularity of his positionlt7t e e ' p " - e __ ll9 l pe t. Outrey, the French consul, a declarationt h b is ba r ni j shreeoto cessities which induced hitn to relit fromouTsietance of Franceo„.. He begged him not to refuse t himself ready to r o ec i i ar declaring an exile, at the same time and to submit to a ray ,c t io nice the laws of the country, it his lit:: dearly it _ ; d bore him In judgment—but resolved ftro. su bse e q_ lot employed. gular forms of justice b and we are not aviar t" information has been received,vernmen employed to drive French adopted by the ouree be bitahas eenthamountain, before tneas-a